I had a super relaxing weekend away...

I had a super relaxing weekend away... yet now that I'm home I'm EXHAUSTED.  I really wanted to do my nails because it's been a while and they are chipping, but I just can't.  I am gonna drag myself to the shower and then to bed.  Just wow.  I can't even begin to explain this.  LOL

So... I didn't tell anyone...

So... I didn't tell anyone because it's not super smart to broadcast that you will be away from home for a few days... But I was.  😃  And now I'm back.  So no one try to rob me.

Me and the best Shaun ever had a weekend for just the two of us.  Despite not everything going as planned, we still had fun.

This photo is a sad one.  My new bike - the one I was SO LOOKING FORWARD TO RIDING THIS WEEKEND, is dead.  At least until Dick's fixes it up.  I had my riding shorts, my chamois butter, my new seat, and even a bottle holder and bottle all ready and set.  I rode for less than a mile when I geared down for a big hill and was nearly slung off as my gear or something was caught in the spoke of my wheel.  I have zero clue how or why that happened.  🙁

Anyway, the rest of the time was fun, although my butt hurts.  Not from anything exciting, though.  Shaun's kitten had diarrhea in her carrier on the way there, so we pulled over in the freezing cold at like, midnight, to clean her up.  I left the car door open so I could see what I was doing, but when I took a step back to get more paper towels, I rammed my ass cheek into the thin metal of the open door.  It hurt SO BAD.  And now I have a big black bruise and it hurts to sit.  And nope - I will not be posting a photo of that.  LOL

Anyway, glad to be home.  Ready to spend some time with my Shadow.  🙂

I love this person. They are beautiful.

I love this person.  They are beautiful.

(Hope I said that right.  It sounds weird.)

I have been subscribed to this blog for years.  I'm not interested in the sexy kinky stuff, but I love the gender stuff.  I think I have gender issues.  That's how I found this blog in the first place.  This particular post is work safe, but others might not be.  Just FYI.

http://www.sugarbutch.net/2013/11/coming-out-genderqueer-an-open-letter-to-my-family-friends

HOLY SHIT!

HOLY SHIT!

I just walked into the living room because Shadow was in there about to feed the dragons and ADDC was being cute.  (I'll tell you about ADDC later.  LOL  Just realized that she has not been introduced to the internets).

ANYWAY, Beyonce was laying on the couch.  Out in the open.  With me and Shadow BOTH in the room.  This time I was the one who was doing the running away.  I had to come and tell the Internet that she didn't leave.  😳

When Shadow left I asked him if she hid.  She had not.  She just went to the other end of the couch.  !!!!!

It's a Thanksgiving miracle!  LOL  I Just want to scream, but that would totally scare my cat so I won't.  😳😃

So... this paint job took some forethought. 😃

So... this paint job took some forethought. 😃

I found these cool UV color changing polishes online, and so I wanted to get a few - obviously. I thought it would be really cool to stamp with them if I could, so I got two metallic-looking colors (because those usually stamp ok). I also tried to buy colors that looked just like something I already had. That was a little harder to do, but I think I got close.

So... this is the result. Left photo is in the shade. You can kind of see the swirl pattern anyway, but indoors, you can't at all unless you are looking for it. The right photo was taken in sunlight, so now the stamped image is popping. HOW COOL IS THAT?!

All the way. That's how cool it is. 😃

So, I feel like I might want a few more of these. I bet this would be really awesome to try again in the summer, when the sun is out all over the place. I might try some of their non-metallic colors, because their metallics weren't smooth, which made the stamping a little crappy. Thankfully, I chose a pattern that didn't have a lot of straight and crisp edges. This one looks more like maybe a tornado from the top, so I think it's entirely appropriate that it's not "perfect".

Another note on these polishes - they are scented. This one is Cinnamon Bun, and I have another called Sweet Cream. Scented polishes seem to be really hit or miss - either they don't smell much, or they smell TOO MUCH. These are JUST RIGHT. You kind of have to get your hands close to your face, so it's not like you are perfuming the whole room with them. And the smells are actually really nice. This one does smell like cinnamon, and ohemgee, the Sweet Cream makes me want to eat my hands. 😳

These are by Ruby Wing. I also love their motto: "If nothing ever changed there'd be no butterflies!" I know that I probably sound like an advertisement, and I'm sorry for that. I just really like them. If you want some scented, color-changing polishes, they are available at rubywing.com.

Car / money stuff. 😳

Car / money stuff.  😳

I had money put back to shave Nappy because she DESPERATELY needs a haircut... but then my cars broke down and I didn't have a way to get her to the groomer.  So, that sucked.

I went to CarQuest today to pick up a new alternator for my Hyundai since it is under warranty.  I took them back my old one and the lady tested it and said it was fine.  She is thinking that there is some connection or grounding issue, or maybe that the belt tensioner is the problem.  So.  😕

While I was there I mentioned the problem with my Kia and she told me and Shaun to try to jump it and get it to the store so she could do a test on it, too.  Let me just pause here and say that they close at 7, we showed up at 6:50 to get the alternator (not intentionally), and she was STILL super nice and willing to help me.  She told us to call her if we got it running and were coming by.  So, we headed over to the recycle bins where I left it.

I really didn't think that my Kia needed jumping... I was thinking that the starter might have gone out or something.  So we got there and I tried to crank it and it cranked.  😳  I did the exact same thing last night and it wouldn't.  So what the hell, right?

Shaun called her and told her we were on our way, so she waited at the store for us and tested my battery when I got there.  She said that I had a dead cell.  So, I spent my dog-shaving money on a battery.  On the bright side my Kia is running - for the moment.  I am not going to get entirely too comfortable with that idea, though, because I have been stranded... well, I honestly don't know how many times over the last few weeks.  🙁

Since this week is about halfway over and Thanksgiving is coming and Friday is crazy day and all of that I think I will just call tomorrow and try to get Nappy a hair appointment for Monday, if at all possible.  Or maybe I'll consider having it done on Friday because I will have some money then and I don't want to make her wait.  Poor girl can't see a thing and with all this rain she is like having a wet dog flavored mop dripping all over the house.  LOL

So... bike stuff. 😃

So... bike stuff.  😃

I got my new seat yesterday.  It's not installed yet because Shaun has a boo-boo and (though I am pretty handy with tools) I'm too cold to be going out in the garage to bother with it.  It is also too wet and too dark and too cold to ride right now, so it's not exactly pressing that it gets put on.  BUT, I am SUPER EXCITED to try it out.  🙂

I rode some on Sunday with my old seat and my bike shorts.  That was a good bit more comfy, but there is still room to improve.  I went ahead and ordered some Chamoise Butt'r for the friction, so that should be handled.  Once I get my new seat on I should be 1000% AWESOME.  That is my expectation, anyway.  😃

Also, Shaun ordered new shifters for me today.  I HATE HATE HATE the twisty handle-bar deal so these are the trigger kind.  I am excited to get them.  I should have them by Friday, so hopefully I'll be riding this weekend with everything just how I want it.  THEN, I can think about things like building up endurance and getting fun things like a speedometer and lights and all that.  Woohoo!